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SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4769775 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Xiaoping X Lian Weishuai W Lou Wensheng W Han Shilong S Lu Chenhui C Zuo Keqiang K Su Haobo H Xu Jichong J Cao Chuanwu C Tang Tao T Jia Zhongzhi Z Jin Tao T Uzan Georges G Gu Jianping J Li Maoquan M
Stem cells international 20160214
Microvascular lesion in diabetic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) still cannot be resolved by current surgical and interventional technique. Endothelial cells have the therapeutic potential to cure microvascular lesion. To evaluate the efficacy and immune-regulatory impact of intra-arterial infusion of autologous CD133(+) cells, we recruited 53 patients with diabetic PAD (27 of CD133(+) group and 26 of control group). CD133(+) cells enriched from patients' PB-MNCs were reinfused intra-arteriall ...[more]